Chapter 2: A System Without Lottery is Not a Good System
After chatting and joking with Chen Dong, Wu Li lay on his bed and began to carefully study his system.
[Open Exchange Interface]
[Baji: 500 Fan Value
Tai Chi: 500 Fan Value
Bagua: 500 Fan Value
Yong Chun: 500 Fan Value
...]
The exchange interface included various Chinese Martial Arts that Wu Li knew and didn't know, including international ones like Jiu Jitsu, Taekwondo, Aikido, and others.
It seemed like martial arts from all over the world and throughout history were available on the exchange interface, and the exchange prices were surprisingly cheap, with the lowest being only 100 Fan Value and the highest only 1000 Fan Value, which made Wu Li incredibly envious.
The legacy of Traditional Martial Arts had reached today, and countless martial arts had been lost. Even the martial arts that had been passed down had undergone many changes, and many secret techniques and killing moves had been lost. Wu Li's grandfather had sighed over this many times, feeling a great sense of regret, but now Wu Li had the chance to make up for that regret.
"The same martial art, different schools have different training and fighting methods, such as Tai Chi, which is divided into Chen Style, Wu Style, Yang Style, etc. I wonder if the system's exchanged martial arts include just one type or all?" pondered Wu Li, feeling an unbearable itch in his heart, dying to exchange a martial art and experience it.
Suppressing his excitement, Wu Li continued scrolling. There was a section called Rare Skills in the exchange interface:
[Iron Man: Passive Skill, decrease in physical fatigue rate by 10%, attainable after mastering Tai Chi Fist to Master Level, exchange price is three hundred thousand Fan Value.
Muscle Man: 50% increase in muscle strength, attainable after mastering any External Style Martial Arts to Master Level, exchange price is five hundred thousand Fan Value.
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"Damn..."
All the rare skills were effects that could be enjoyed after advancing various martial arts to Master Level, which meant exchanging these skills was like enjoying the benefits of mastering a martial art to Master Level beforehand.
As a martial artist, Wu Li was well aware of how much these skills could enhance his fighting capabilities. Unfortunately, the exchange prices for these rare skills were ridiculously high, and despite his confidence in his martial arts, Wu Li couldn't assure that he would ever accumulate hundreds of thousands, let alone millions of Fan Value.
Scrolling further down, the personal interface.
[Name: Wu Li
Fan Value: 0
Live room conversion ratio: 1:1
Money: 8337 yuan
Live room tip conversion ratio: 1:10
Owned Skill: Xingyi Fist (Master Level)]
There wasn't much to say about his Fan Value. The 8337 yuan was all of Wu Li's current possessions, covering his living expenses for the next three months; at this stage in university, especially among males, this was considered slightly above average.
As for the owned Xingyi Fist, this was the martial art he had been practicing with his grandfather since he was young, and it was what Wu Li took the most pride in. He didn't expect that in the system, it was only rated at Master Level.
The system classified Martial Arts Skills levels as: Beginner, Proficient, Master, Grandmaster, and Legendary.
After practicing Xingyi for over a decade, Wu Li believed he wasn't lacking in talent or perseverance, yet he was only at the third level, with Master, Grandmaster, and Legendary levels still above him.
Having persistently practiced martial arts for so many years, Wu Li's passion was undoubtedly strong. He looked at those higher realms with immense aspiration.
However, upgrading martial arts skills was equally costly. Advancing Xingyi Fist to Master Level required spending two million Fan Value, and beyond that, Grandmaster Level required tens of millions of Fan Values...
"I guess I'd have to become the hottest internet celebrity in Hua Country just to have a barely sufficient fan value, huh?" Wu thought to himself.
[Due to the host's first use of this system, you have obtained a one-time lottery draw opportunity, randomly drawing one rare skill]
A line of text suddenly appeared on the system interface.
"System dad, love me one more time!" Wu immediately laughed.
[Random lottery drawing in progress...]
[Rare skill Iron Body drawn]
[Iron Body: Enhances one's resistance to hits by 100%. When Iron Cloth Shirt is trained to master level, this special effect is attainable, exchangeable for one million fan value]
Instantly, Wu felt a surging heat throb from within, an unprecedented comfort that made him involuntarily emit a low moan from his throat.
"Ah~"
Chen Dong, who was sleeping across from Wu, heard this sound and shivered, wondering if he should sleep outside tonight?
Wu quickly recovered and distinctly felt his muscles become sturdier and his skin tighter; it was as if he was draped in a layer of iron armor. Was this the effect of training Iron Cloth Shirt to master level?
The human body is actually fragile, and those who practice combat sports would train their resistance to hits—neck, arms, shins, abdomen, ribs... These areas, if not specifically trained, can easily be injured if hit.
In a real fight, if you punch someone and they don't react, but a punch from them makes you fall to the ground in pain, how could you continue fighting? The importance of resistance to hits was self-evident, and Iron Body had just doubled Wu's ability to withstand hits, which more than doubled his combat power.
Having practiced martial arts for many years, Wu's natural resistance to being hit was already much stronger than that of ordinary people. With the added effect of Iron Body, it was as if he had trained in Iron Cloth Shirt for an additional ten years. He believed that his current ability to withstand hits was stronger than many world boxing champions.
"Man, I kind of want to get beat up badly," Wu felt a bit arrogant.
He needed to quickly increase his fan value!
After experiencing the system's benefits, Wu couldn't wait to become an internet celebrity.
"Old Chen, how can I quickly become popular through live streaming?" Wu asked Chen Dong across from him.
Without a second thought, Chen Dong replied, "There's a really popular app right now called Mo Yin. Post a few short videos on it, and once those get popular, it'll be easier to light up your live streams."
Wu nodded, took out his phone, and downloaded Mo Yin, first wanting to see how others got famous.
He typed "Martial Arts" into the search bar, sorted by the most likes, and clicked search; the top-ranking video featured a cute, adorable little girl punching, accumulating more than 2.4 million likes.
Wu shook his head, not much replicability there, and moved on.
Further down was a man leaping over a high-set basin of water. In mid-air, the man quickly tapped the surface of the water with both feet before safely landing, also garnering over 2.4 million likes.
Wu: "..."
Scrolling further, "Combining Dragon Spine and Bionics, transforming into a dragon when encountering wind and clouds," a man crawling around on the ground, over a million likes...
Wu: "..."
Continuing, in a martial arts studio, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy performing somersaults, each one higher than the last, drawing cheers, 940,000 likes...
Outside a temple, a monk performing somersaults amidst a crowd of watchers, background music "Boundless Sea and Sky," over 900,000 likes...
On flat ground, a man holding a short stick in both hands, jumping on the spot, his legs passing through the stick before pulling them back, over 800,000 likes...
On stage, a little monk continuously somersaulting, with foreigners gaping in the audience, commentators explaining it as a Shaolin ultimate skill, 640,000 likes...
Seeing those, Wu couldn't help but criticize.
"So this is it, huh? Chinese martial arts nowadays is just about who can jump higher and flip more somersaults?"